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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Hydrangea and Finch Mixed Media Painting

What's this? TWO posts in one day? That hasn't happened since my DT days! BUT it has felt so good to be in my art room yesterday afternoon and this morning!

I'm sure you've all heard me sing the praises of Paint My Photo before but I will say it again... I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this site! I am so grateful to the amazing photographers that have the skill and equipment to provide me with enough inspiration to keep me painting for the rest of my life. PMP (Paint my Photo) is a ning so you have to join. But I promise you, they do not spam and have one of the BEST, no... THE best newsletters for artists / photographers around.

I cannot tell you how excited I was to watch this piece evolve. I had not intended to do a nature scene. Last night I made the background with DecoArt Americana acrylics, Neo II's and some home made ink sprays created from FW Acrylic Inks. When I began I had every intention of doing a face but after looking at it and channeling (joke of course) Mystele and her Gut Art ways I was seeing mounds of Hydrangea and soft greenery.

Here's a look:

At this point I had sketched in the bird and main hydrangea. I also had added some masking fluid which really proved unnecessary but oh well.

The rest was done with Winsor and Newton watercolors and a few fine details added with Prismacolor Pencils. Here's a close up:

You ever have a moment after a piece is done when you just want to jump up and down and pump your fists in the air? Me either... lol! But this one comes darn close! All of my favorite subject matters and products alive on one piece.

Thanks for looking and please head over to Mystele's to find out more about Soul Food as well as her Gut Art classes.

About Me

Just a girl coloring her world one day at a time. Each day is a different blank page, card or canvas waiting to get inky, collaged, drawn on, doodled on, stenciled, .... you get the idea. Art supplies make me happy. Come on, let's make something pretty =0)